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Usher is one of the most talented artists of his generation. Seriously, this is how R&B music should sound in an era when progression and evolution is needed to push the genre forward. Instead of recycling past hits by other acts – Justin Timberlake, I’m looking at you – Usher has brought something different to the table and it is fantastic!

Terrible…far from Climax…. So Eletro … Justin Timberlake has closed the casket on Ushet dead career … He gave Usher years to get his s*** together .. It’s sad because Usher destroyed Timberlake with Confession.,..

That f*** is this s***? That was just stupid. It’s tragic what’s happened to Usher and his music. He’s looking for himself, alright…fool has totally lost his identity and has no idea who he is anymore. He’s become like a 50 year old man in shades.

I like it, it’s like Climax, a genre that can’t be defined. Before everyone comes in here to say that he needs to go back to RnB, Usher made a straight up RnB album and ya’ll weren’t here for it, he’s a musician and he can’t be put in one box for the rest of his career.

What good does Justin returning to music do if he can’t give better than an “okay” or “a good” song? Stop trying it. Its just one more thin Usher can do better which is STILL being able to deliver after many albums. Justin had one good album (Justified) and one fantastic album (FutureLove/Sexsounds) and now he’s shaping up to be releasing an okay album. 🙄

Honestly, he could’ve kept that to himself.
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Bye Usher. Been a fan since ’94 and have been trying to be tolerant of this desperate “I’m doing this s*** to fit in” electro-dance phase but my patience with it now is starting to wear thin. Usher is coming off the poorest selling album of his career, I would think that would put his head back on straight and make him see that his fans don’t want this crap from him, but I see that it’s not. Me and Ursher are going nowhere fast, I think we’ve reached the climax.

Usher is one of the most talented male artist’s out there period. Pop radio hops on just about anything “JT” puts out. “Climax” was one of the most brilliant songs released recently, and pop radio didn’t play it. Yet they are playing “JT”s” urban sounding music. Right….All of these people yelling about r&b need to leave it alone. Y’all don’t support it. Y’all just yap about it. Artist’s have to grow. That’s why they are called artist’s.

@ THE MAN Lets not make excuses for Usher. Usher was one of the very few black artists that HAD crossover appeal . He has reached the same outlets and even had more success than Justin. This the the reason Usher has it harder than artists for jumping on that Euro Trash, because he cross over to POP markets with classic, pure RnB .. Climax was crossover but for some reason or another Usher was so desperate to reach POP radio with the release of Scream with lost the focus of “Climax” and f***** up the whole vibe. The other downfall with “Climax” is Usher didn’t have anything else to back it up with. If it was any other black artist that had a debate about POP radio catering to JT because he’s white they may have an argument , but Usher is not the one.

I don’t know why some of you are saying it’s Eurotrash, when the song has the same concept of Climax, it starts out fast and then slows down and becames this mixture of genres. Usher’s voice has really grown, and I honestly think he’s the best out of his generation, I mean he has a 4 octave vocal range, that’s wider than some female vocalists. regardless of what he’s doing now a days, I respect him for doing something risky like this and not playing it safe. That’s why I like his music, none of his albums sound the same. I can’t understand I word he’s singing because of how high he goes but that’s what I love about it lol

Usher is one hell of a vocalist, the way he harmonizes is very soothing and chilling. Anyway this song seems like a grower, I wasn’t sure of it at first and I almost turned it off when I heard the beat at first, but then I noticed things, the middle eastern influences, the beat that keeps repeating itself is almost hip hop in some way? The way Usher easily goes from the lowest of his range to the highest, it’s not innovative like Climax, but it doesn’t make it a bad song.

USHER = The ‘Current’ King of Contemporary R&B!!!
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My question is why did the Grammy’s not place his CD in the categoy with Chis Brown, Miguel and Ape Ocean for Best in Contemp R&B? I was surprised that they only had 3 acts in a category as BIG as Contemporary R&B. Funny how NO media outlet will mention that fact? 0_o

Usher is one of the most talented male artist’s out there period. Pop radio hops on just about anything “JT” puts out. “Climax” was one of the most brilliant songs released recently, and pop radio didn’t play it. Yet they are playing “JT”s” urban sounding music.
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NOW YOU RECOGNIZE THE GAME BEING PLAYED? The no good lowdown MUSIC – MEDIA MONOPOLOY has its select few that it promotes and those they seek to push back or destroy all together! Usher Raymond has been in the game as long if not longer that Justine TimbeFAKE and should receive just as much respect within the music industy as JT for his many years of recording success! IT SHOULD PROVE INTERESTING when these two go HEAD TO HEAD at next years MUSIC AWARDS!!

What’s the matter with y’all. R&B and Techno don’t mix. Hell, Urban music and techno don’t mix, period. It’s an ugly contradicting clash. I don’t know what Usher’s problem is but I wish he would get his stuff together because lately his music has been a total mess.

@Suicide, poor you, you’re so bitter. Usher isn’t afraid to take risks, and he isn’t afraid to do something different. Justin must of crapped his pants when he heard Climax, because he’s clearly failing, Suit and Tie is crap. Take notes JT, Usher is the real vocalist here 😉

I doubt that JT crapped his pants when he heard any of the music Usher has put out in the past 3 years, because it’s all been terrible. Usher is shadow of his former self. He’s been downgraded from being THAT DUDE who basically owned the music world from 1997 to 2005 to being some wannabe 18 year old, chasing after the trends he thinks Bieber and Katy Perry fans will approve of, releasing s*** that sounds like it was rejected by Taio Cruz, while continuing to purge his core fans. It’s sad. And what’s he gotten out of it? He’s lost 1/2 his fanbase and hasn’t been able to recruit any new fans to make up the difference. Looking 4 Myself is a mega flop and deservedly so. Now he’s been reduced to sitting on the judges panel on The Voice. How embarrassing.

“Suit & Tie” has outpeaked every song Usher has put out since OMG and I’d be willing to bet that 20/20 is going to outsell L4M by a considerable margin. If JT was ever envious or scared of Usher, he certainly has no reason to be now because Usher’s whole operation is in disarray and he did it to himself. If anything, Usher should be looking at JT and trying to figure out how he got away with coming back the way he went out, while Usher has had to reduce himself to pandering to fads and STILL not making half the dent he used to. And I say all this as a one-time Usher stan. He has completely let me down and I’ve turned cold towards him.

Usher can sit. When he gets his mind right and stops trying to be the lost member of LMFAO, then my respect for him can resume. In the meantime, this schizophrenic new song is completely unlistenable.